Crayfishes of Canada
Posted: April 8th, 2013, 10:07 pm
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, 'non indigenous crayfish species of Canada', 'Appy do u have any books or publications u could alert me to both native and non-native species of Canada?
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'Evan it won''t be easy. It has been out of print for some time. The only way to get it is to go through a library and then xerox it and it is a big book. \n\n"An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" By Horton Hobbs Jr. 1989
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'according to the book, there is one species Pacifiasticus leniusculus. Found only on Vancouver Island and extreme southern BC. There are three subspecies and all three are presumed to occur in BC but is not substantiated